The Label Says Paleo

On the Paleo diet, you have to be really careful with any sort of condiments or dips. Mustard is generally safe, but many others contain sugar and/or questionable oils. When TLSP took on “strict paleo” back in November, I spent a good deal of time reading mayonnaise labels at every grocery store I stopped in. [...]

We’ve touched on supplements before, but I came across this article from Dr. Andrew Weil and wanted to share it. He is raising his daily recommendation of 1000 IU Vitamin D to 2000 IU. Here’s the part that really made an impression on me: To focus particularly on cancer prevention, two recent meta-analyses (in which [...]

Dear Almond Butter, You are delicious. You make apples taste like a dessert from paleo heaven. We have had some great times. But sometimes you are too delicious, and I eat too much. My stomach feels yucky and puffy. And so it’s time for a break. It’s not you, it’s me. I just need to [...]

http://www.thegreenguide.com/food/buying/beef-label-decoder Bottom line, most of these labels leave a lot of room for questions. Do the best you can when shopping at a store, but the best quality meat is going to be the kind you can buy at the farmer’s market or at an actual ranch (perhaps MooJesus!).

I am a big fan of the sausages made in-store at Whole Foods. There is always a great variety of meats and flavors. Ingredients are posted so it is easy to check for added sugars or cheese. My favorites include chicken with apple and italian turkey sausage. Last week, grass-fed lamb sausages were on sale [...]

Before paleo, my weekday breakfast was either oatmeal with berries or whole grain English muffin with butter. Easy to make, and I thought they were pretty healthy options. After listening to Carey Kepler talk about nutrition, I decided to try changing up my breakfast routine and see what happened. Almost immediately, I noticed a difference [...]

I’m gearing up to visit my family next week, and I’m already thinking about the things they are going to say about how I eat. See, the last time they saw me (a year ago, yikes!), I was a pasta-loving vegetarian. They know a little about crossfit, they know I’ve made changes to my life [...]

I started a post on Monday night- Day 29. I wish I had saved it, but I’ll do my best to recap. I shared how great I was feeling, and how paleo was really feeling like a lifestyle. Paleo is easy, etc. In fact, for my birthday, I think I’ll enjoy a margarita and a [...]

This is only my second time to use my crockpot, but I feel confident in saying that you need one too. In less than 30 minutes of prep time, I made a pot roast that lasted as my lunch for the entire week. I will share my recipe, but it’s really not rocket science- I’m [...]

I am super proud of myself right now. I’ve spent the afternoon cooking foods for the week, and decided to experiment with an apple cinnamon muffin recipe. Since I made this decision after my big trip to the grocery store (where I ran into Adrien Brody!), I had to make due with the ingredients I [...]